The plane, a twin-propeller Bombardier Dash 8 flying from Bangladesh, swerved repeatedly before it crashed. It burst into flames at the Kathmandu airport in Nepal.

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Most on crashed plane from Bangladesh, Nepal

A spokesman for Dhaka-based US-Bangla Airlines says a flight that crashed in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, was carrying 67 passengers: 32 from Bangladesh, 33 from Nepal and one each from China and the Maldives.

Airline spokesman Kamrul Islam says there were four crew members on board, but did not provide their nationalities.

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37 men, 27 women, 2 children onboard the US-Bangla aircraft

Tourism Ministry Joint Secretary of Nepal Suresh Acharya was earlier quoted as saying that 25 injured passengers were rescued and sent to different hospitals for treatment. The Tribhuvan International Airport said that there were 37 males, 27 females and two children onboard the aircraft.

There were 33 Nepali passengers onboard, state media reports.

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71 people, including 4 crew members were onboard

At least, 71 people, including four crew members, were onboard the 78-seater Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft that took off from Dhaka in Bangladesh. The plane crashed at 2:18 pm local time, The Kathmandu Post reported.

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Firefighters and rescue workers look for survivors

Soon after the crash, reports said that the US-Bangla Airlines twin-propeller plane had broken into several large pieces, with dozens of firefighters and rescue workers clustered around the wreckage in a grassy field near the runway.

Hundreds of people stood on a nearby hill, staring down at what remained of the Bombardier Dash 8.

17:12 (IST)

Death toll unclear amid chaos after crash

The death toll remained unclear amid the chaos of the crash and the rush of badly injured victims to nearby hospitals. Brigadier General Gokul Bhandari, the Nepal army spokesman, told the Associated Press that 50 people had died and the fate of the others was unknown.

But a police official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to talk to the media, said at least 38 people had died, 23 had been injured and 10 were unaccounted for.

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Injured admitted to different hospitals

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Five people have been admitted to the Norvic International Hospital. Out of those five, one will be discharged shortly, three are stable and another one is critical.

Relatives of the passengers are thronging hospitals because the injured have been shifted to different places.

Aircraft landed from northern side, had permission to land from southern: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal director

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal director Sanjiv Gautam told Hindustan Times that the aircraft was permitted to land from the southern side of the runway flying over Koteshwor but it landed from the northern side.

16:27 (IST)

Trying to bring situation under control: Airport spokesperson

Airport spokesperson Birendra Prasad Shrestha told Reuters that they are trying to bring the fire under control and the airport has been shut down. He added that all flights are being diverted. "We are concentrating on evacuating passengers."

According to Reuters, eight bodies have been recovered so far and more people are feared dead. Meanwhile, India Today reported that at least 20 passengers have been reported dead.

AFP reported that at least 27 have been killed in the crash.

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25 injured passengers rescued and sent to different hospitals

The Kathmandu Post reported that the 25 injured passengers have been sent for treatment. The report added that according to Tribhuvan International Airport, there were 37 males, 27 females and two children on board the aircraft.

'All we know is that this is a technical issue': Head of the chancery, Bangladesh Embassy, Kathmandu

Mohammad Al Alamun Emam, head of the chancery, Bangladesh Embassy, Kathmandu said, "All we know is that this is a technical issue and we are in touch with rescue workers. All we know is that 17 people have been rescued." He added that there is no official word on death count yet.

Victims' bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the Bangladeshi plane that crashed in Kathmandu, an official told AFP. "We just pulled out dead bodies and injured from the debris," government spokesman Narayan Prasad Duwadi said.

The plane skidded off the runway while landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport. The plane caught fire after it careened off the runway during landing and crashed onto a football ground near the airport, the TIA spokesperson Prem Nath Thakur was quoted as saying by the Kathmandu Post. The aircraft took off from Dhaka. - PTI

Kathmandu plane crash updates: Nepal's prime minister KP Sharma Oli offered his condolences and said he was "extremely shocked" by news of the crash. He also promised an immediate government investigation.

A spokesman for Dhaka-based US-Bangla Airlines says a flight that crashed in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, was carrying 67 passengers: 32 from Bangladesh, 33 from Nepal and one each from China and the Maldives.

Airline spokesman Kamrul Islam says there were four crewmembers on board, but did not provide their nationalities.

A Nepali police official says at least 38 people were killed and 23 injured when a plane crashed as it landed at the Kathmandu airport in Nepal. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to talk to the media, said 10 people remained unaccounted for in Monday’s crash. The plane, a twin-propeller Bombardier Dash 8 flying from Bangladesh, swerved repeatedly before it crashed, landing near the runway, the Associated Press reported.

Eight bodies were recovered from the US-Bangla plane which crashed near Kathmandu airport, sources told Firstpost. According to reports, 25 injured passengers have been rescued and sent to hospitals for treatment. The Tribhuvan International Airport said that there were 37 males, 27 females and two children on board the aircraft, The Kathmandu Postreported.

A Bangladeshi plane with 67 passengers aboard crashed near Kathmandu airport as it came in to land, officials say. Firefighters are battling to extinguish burning wreckage and rescue survivors, according to reports.

The Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu has been closed for operations. Plumes of black smoke could be seen rising from the football pitch where the plane crashed, to the east of the runway at Nepal's only international airport, in the capital Kathmandu.